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Chapter 11

           Luciogavemeawarningglance,andtookituponhimselftoreply.

           "Yes,Ireadabriefaccountoftheaffair—terribleindeed!Ialsoknewhimslightly."

           "Didyou?Well,hewasengagedtoafriendofmine,"wentonLadySibyl—"Imyselfthinkshehashadaluckyescape,becausethoughhewasanagreeablemanenoughinsociety,hewasagreatgambler,andveryextravagant,andhewouldhaverunthroughherfortuneveryquickly.Butshecannotbebroughttoseeitinthatlight—sheisdreadfullyupset.ShehadsetherheartonbeingaViscountess."

           "Iguess,"saidMissChesneydemurely,withaslysparkleofhereyes—"it’snotonlyAmericanswhorunaftertitles.SinceI’vebeenoverhereI’veknownseveralrealnicegirlsmarrydownrightmeandough-headsjustforthesakeofbeingcalled‘mylady’or‘yourgrace.’Ilikeatitleverywellmyself—butIalsolikeamanattachedtoit."

           TheEarlsmotheredachucklinglaugh—LadySibylgazedmeditativelyintothefireandwentonasthoughshehadnotheard.

           "Ofcoursemyfriendwillhaveotherchances—sheisyoungandhandsome—butIreallythink,apartfromthesocialpointofview,thatshewasalittleinlovewiththeViscount——"

           "Nonsense!nonsense!"saidherfathersomewhattestily."YoualwayshavesomeromanticnotionorotherinyourheadSibyl—one‘season’oughttohavecuredyouofsentiment—ha-ha-ha!Shealwaysknewhewasadissoluterascal,andshewasgoingtomarryhimwithhereyeswideopentothefact.

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